Palou ran down into Turn 7 to overtake O'Ward for the lead with 10 laps to go and drove onto his second straight win to start the 2025 NTT INDYCAR Series season.
The green flag drops on a new season of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Sunday. With a new season comes changes, in the form of a new series president, a new U.S. broadcast partner and a charter system.
Tony Kanaan, the 2013 Indy 500 champion, will oversee Arrow McLaren's driver/team development and key commercial relationships as team principal while Kevin Thimjon will manage the team's business operations.
The reigning two-time IndyCar champion from Sant Antoni de Vilamjaor, Spain, became the 13th competitor overall to notch three championships in the IndyCar division in a season where he recorded two victories, six podiums, three poles, 263 laps led and an average-finishing result of 6.5, which was enough to clinch the title by 31 points.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, will "officially" attempt to complete all 1,100 miles of competition between two motorsports regions in two iconic events after having his double-duty plans spoiled this season due to Mother Nature.
Team Penske's McLaughlin and Power reignited their 2024 IndyCar championship bids after each claimed their first series' triumphs at Iowa Speedway amid an eventful doubleheader weekend.
